Daily Times

PESHAWAR: Medical experts have said that more than 38000 blood donations are needed every day in Pakistan.

One out of ten patients admitted in hospital needs blood. After every two seconds one bag blood is required in different cases throughout Pakistan. The experts were talking to the participants of blood donation camp organised by Khyber Medical University (KMU)-Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPM&R) in collaboration with Regional Blood Centre Peshawar.

Peshawar manager regional blood centre Professor Dr Masood said that adult male has 70ml/kg where as a normal female has 67 ml/kg blood. Blood contains 45 per cent cellular elements and fluid parts plasma as insisted of 55 per cent which is made up of 90 per cent water and 10 per cent solids. At one time an adult can donate up to 13 per cent of his total body blood.

He shared that an adult male can donate after every three months four times in a year while adult and healthy females can donate three times blood after every four months interval. She said that an individual male or female who is between 18-60 age and disease free physically and mentally healthy, never had hepatitis weight 50kg or more can donate blood without any fear.

Meanwhile talking to the ceremony Vice Chancellor Hafizullah said that forming of a blood donor society by the management, faculty and students is another feather in the cap of IPMR. He said that through blood donation survival of human lives is the real service to humanity and hope fully such like positive and co-curricular activities will not only polish the overall personality of the organisers and donors but it will definitely have a way towards a balance and welfare society.

He announced that the activities of blood donor society of IPMR would be fully supported and backed by the university management and these activities would be extended to all constituent institutes of KMU.

He appreciated the role and moral of the blood donor society and especially that of the donors and hoped that the example of service to humanity set by the young energetic students of IPMR will also be followed by other students of various constituent institutes with true spirit.

Khyber Medical University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Hafizullah, Professor Dr Muhammad Saleem Registrar, IBMS Director Professor Dr Jawad Ahmad, ORIC Director Dr Ziaul Haq, IPMR Director Dr Haidar Darain, faculty and students were present at the occasion.